Family and friends surrounded police tape in the 800 block of West Evelyn Avenue Saturday morning while they waited to learn if their loved one was killed in a shooting. Two men died as a result of the shooting.

"We are not certain what led up to this altercation," said Louisville Metro Police Department spokeswoman Alicia Smiley. The shooting happened Saturday around 12:30 a.m.

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Neighbors tell WLKY that one of the victims was found in a car and he later died at University Hospital. Danaija Beckham later learned that her cousin Demond Ramsey, 23, died at the scene. His body was found lying in the street.

"My heart just stopped, I couldn't believe it, cause that's like my first cousin. I love him to death," said Beckham.

Ramsey's aunt found out about his murder through social media. She reflected in the spot where shattered glass now covers the street.

"I don't know why they had to kill him. His mama, that's her only child and it's just like hard for our family right now, and I just want everybody to keep us in their prayers," said his aunt who goes by Ms. T.

One of the bullets from the shooting went through a neighbor's window and into the home, where Stephanie Sims baby-sits her 8-month-old niece.

"Their love seat sits right in front of the window, so that's usually where we sit, so it could've hit one of us," Sims said. "Now their daughter is getting older and she has been crawling. It's just frightening, because it can happen again."

The thought that it could happen again is why Sims hopes detectives will soon solve the case.

"There's no reason in the world (why) you should take somebody's life," Beckham said.

Ramsey leaves behind a 6-year-old son.

The name of the second victim has not been released. He was also in his 20s.